Nascent U.S. CCA Designs Head For Growing Export Market

Front view of GA-ASI YFQ-42 uncrewed combat aerial vehicle

The YFQ-42 features a system validator that allows operators to install autonomy software from various vendors without compromising the safety of the flight control system.

Credit: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.
Collaborative combat aircraft are not quite in flight testing yet with the U.S. Air Force, but they are close to entering the export market. In the process, these uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS)—flown by autonomy control software instead of ground-based human pilots—face new requirements from...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC.

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